general election
The announcement comes after months of speculation and means voters are likely to go to the polls in the autumn.
Lord Frost also criticised Rishi Sunak's decision to "tilt to the left" of the Conservative Party.
Rishi Sunak has so far refused to rule out going to the country in the spring.
Speculation has been mounting that Rishi Sunak could be tempted to go to the country earlier than expected.
The chancellor is under pressure to come up with pre-election sweeteners to help turn around the Tories' chances.
A question Rishi Sunak has not exactly been keen to answer.
Yet another painful blow for Rishi Sunak.
That puts chancellor Jeremy Hunt and backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg in danger of losing their constituencies.
"Do you think she’s aware how funny this is?"
It seems not even the Tories believe in themselves at this point.